I believe strongly in the rights of women… my mother is a woman, my sister is a woman, my daughter is a woman, my wife is a woman.
ABDULLAH IIOver the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope.
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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I like to look at the glass half full.
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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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I’m easily entertained.
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Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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Through Hamas, Iran has been able to buy itself a seat on the table in talking about the Palestinian issue. And, as a result, through Hamas it does play a role in the issue of the Palestinians, as strange as that should sound.
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At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
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We have no right to dictate, through irresponsible action or narrow-mindedness, the future of our children, and our children’s children. There has been enough destruction, enough death, enough waste.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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And no matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
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We have peace with Israel. We’re actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking,
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I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction.
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